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See Latest ArticlesQuality of life in women with fibromyalgia
Archives of Medical Science, 08/03/09
Roshan R et al. – Findings suggest that fibromyalgia negatively affects different aspects of women’s quality of life (QoL), especially physical functioning, emotional functioning and general health. So, health authorities should pay more attention to these patients.
Methods- Study aims to evaluate the effect of fibromyalgia on Iranian women’s QoL and to compare it with that of healthy women
- 80 women with fibromyalgia and 74 healthy women were enrolled
- SF-36 questionnaire was used to study QoL
- Independent t-test was used to analyze data
- A significant difference between mean scores of the 2 groups on subscales of:
- Physical functioning
- Bodily pain
- General health
- Vitality and emotional functioning
- However, social functioning and mental health did not show a significant difference between the 2 groups
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